What's on

Half term pizza making at Saddlescombe Farm

Join us to experience making pizzas in a traditional clay oven. Bake directly on the oven floor and without a thermometer!

Fri 22 Feb 2019

10:00-13:00

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Foundation course in the pole lathe

Join us in our green woodworking barn at Saddlescombe for specialist tuition in the pole lathe with the Amberley Bodger Colin Wells.

Fri 15 Mar 2019

10:00-16:00

Mother's Day Baking at Saddlescombe Farm

Join us to experience making bread or pizzas in a traditional clay oven. Bake directly on the oven floor and without a thermometer!

Sun 31 Mar 2019

10:00-13:00

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Cadbury Easter Egg hunt at Devil's Dyke

Fun for all the family. Come along to Devil's Dyke anytime between 11am and 3pm to collect your quiz sheet and map. Find the plastic eggs around the Dyke to solve the clues. All participants receive a Cadbury chocolate.

Sat 20 Apr 2019

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11:00-15:00

Easter Egg rolling competition at Devil's Dyke

Bring your own hand decorated hard boiled egg and try your luck at this Easter custom

Mon 22 Apr 2019

10:45-12:00

May half term pizza making at Saddlescombe Farm

Join us to experience making pizzas in a traditional clay oven. Bake directly on the oven floor without a thermometer!

Fri 31 May 2019

10:00-13:00

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Wolstonbury orchid safari

Discover how centuries of grazing has produced a rich variety of downland flowers and stunning orchids.

Sun 09 Jun 2019

10:30-13:30

Father's Day den building and campfire cooking

Come on a short guided walk to woodland near Saddlescombe where we'll make dens, and enjoy hot chocolate and marshmallows around the campfire.

Sun 16 Jun 2019

09:30-12:30

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Saddlescombe orchid walk and talk

Resident ranger and orchid enthusiast, Graham Wellfare, is offering a wonderful orchid full day out on the downs this June.

Tue 18 Jun 2019

10:30-13:30

Saddlescombe Farm Open Day

Discover this ancient downland farm that was once owned by the Knights Templars.

Sun 23 Jun 2019

10:30-15:30

Bug hunt safari

Join our Rangers to discover what wild minibeasts live in the chalk grassland jungle.

Sat 06 Jul 2019

11:00-14:00

Butterflying on Newtimber Hill

Join resident ranger and butterfly enthusiast, Graham Wellfare on one of England's finest butterfly sites - Newtimber Hill.

Sun 21 Jul 2019

11:00-14:30

Saddlescombe Farm Tudor soap making

Make soap in our Tudor farmhouse at Saddescombe.

Fri 16 Aug 2019

10:00-12:30

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Saddlescombe Farm Heritage Open Day

Discover this ancient downland farm that was once owned by the Knights Templar. Part of the FREE Heritage Open Days scheme.

Sat 14 Sep 2019

10:30-15:30

The Devil's Dyke fungi hunt - part 1

Join mycologist, Martin Allinson and the National Trust for a day of recording as many species of fungi as possible, across glorious Newtimber Hill on the South Downs, near Brighton.

Fri 18 Oct 2019

09:30-15:00

The Devil's Dyke fungi hunt - Part 2

Join us for a day of recording as many species of fungi as possible, across wonderful Wolstonbury Hill, on the South Downs, near Brighton. Expert mycologist Martin Allinson will be on hand to identify and record finds.

Fri 25 Oct 2019

09:30-15:00